jpdb beta

trouble with women

1

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

2

rather; better

1

jest; joke; funny story

8

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

2

different thing; another question; different case

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

3

to be helpful; to be useful

3

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

1

to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

2

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

6

outward appearance; apparent

1

to hold in one's mouth

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

2

contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

1

head; brains; intelligence

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

4

that is to say; so that means

9

to ponder; to brood

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

4

personal (employee); employed; retained

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

3

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

1

bright; intelligent

1

convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

1

something or other; one thing or another; this or that

1

convenient; handy; useful

1

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

10

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

7

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

1

what; what?; hey!

3

clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

2

obedient; docile; quiet

6

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

8

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

a lot; loads; plenty

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

7

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

2

morning and evening

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

2

to remain; to be left

6

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

changing clothes; change of clothes

2